International Day of the Girl Child: Empowering Girls for a Brighter Future
The International Day of the Girl Child celebrated annually on October 11th, is a United Nations initiative aimed at highlighting the needs and challenges that girls face globally while promoting their empowerment and human rights. This day serves as a reminder of the importance of investing in girls’ education, health, and well-being, as well as […]
May 16: International Day Of The Boy Child
Without a doubt, there are more global initiatives aimed at promoting the rights of the girl child than the boy child. Similarly, the 21st-century boy child has been made to appear invincible to emotional trauma because of clichés like “boys don’t cry.’’ Read more about International Days Thus, in a bid to promote gender […]
International Civil Aviation Day
International Civil Aviation Day is not very popular among those outside the aviation industry. But like all International Day celebrations, it is a day set aside to inform the public by creating an awareness of the challenges faced by the aviation industry and to mobilize political will towards resolving it. Its observance is to show […]
December 1: World AIDS Day
On December 1 of every year, the world in a bid to show support for people living with HIV and to remember people who passed on due to AIDS-related illnesses commemorates the World AIDS Day. It is a day meant to raise awareness and draw the attention of the globe to the fact that […]
United Nations Day
With the ratification of the UN Charter, the founding document for the United Nations by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council of the UN, the organization came into force on October 24, 1945. Established after the Second World War, the UN succeeded the League of Nations […]
International Day For The Eradication Of Poverty
In 2015, 736 million people lived below the international poverty line of surviving on less than $1.90 per day. Three years later (2018), nearly 8% of workers in the globe and their families lived below the US $1.90 daily for each person in the family. Majority of the people from these figures reside in […]
International Day Of The Girl Child
Globally, 1 in 4 girls that are between 15-19 years of age is neither employed, receiving education or training. This figure can only be compared to 1 in 10 boys of the same age. Projections suggest that by 2021, about 435 million women and girls will be surviving on less than $1.90 daily, while […]
World Teachers’ Day 2020
The World Teachers’ Day is held annually on October 5 to commemorate the anniversary of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. Since its first celebration on October 5, 1994, the World Teachers’ Day has continued to celebrate the contributions of educators throughout the globe. The Recommendation which served as the motivation […]
International Day Of Peace
Annually, the International Day of Peace is usually observed on September 21. Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981, the General Assembly, two decades later (2001) would unanimously agree to observe September 21 as a period of non-violence and cease-fire among countries of the globe. All nations of the world are invited […]
September 15: International Day Of Democracy
Globally, the International Day of Democracy is a unique platform for the review of the state of democracy in all parts of the world. Without a doubt, democracy which entails freedom within the confines of the law is only attainable and enjoyable in every part of the world with the maximum participation and full […]
International Day Of Clean Air For Blue Skies
Air pollution poses great threat to human health and it’s attributed to be one of the greatest environmental health risk to man. However, it is also an avoidable causes of death and diseases in the world. In 2016, activities relating to indoor and outdoor air pollution, accounted for an estimated 6.5 million premature deaths throughout the […]
8th September: International Literacy Day 2020
Literacy Teaching and Learning in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond Since the declaration of September 8 as the date for the annual celebration of the International Literacy Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on October 26, 1966, the aim of highlighting the relevance of literacy to individuals, societies, and communities […]
July 30: World Day Against Trafficking In Persons
Do you know that every day, in every part of the world, people are exploited by human traffickers for profit? Poor and vulnerable people are constantly at the risk of being exploited by these traffickers. Women and girls constitute over 70% of victims of human trafficking, while children make up nearly one-third of victims. […]
June 20th: World Refugee Day
In every sixty seconds, 20 people around the globe abandon whatever they are doing to escape war, persecution, or terror. Presently, the world is experiencing the highest level of displacement on record. In 2018, an unprecedented 70.8 million people around the world were forced to flee their homes due to conflict and persecution. Among […]
World Blood Donor Day 2020
Thanks to modern civilisation, blood transfusions have become a regular medical practice that saves thousands of lives, which would have been lost if there were no access to safe blood. Every day, blood donations go a long way in supporting patients with life-threatening conditions and making sure they live longer. Safe blood is vital for […]
5th June: World Environment Day
One of the primary responsibilities given to man in the beginning, according to the Bible book of Genesis, was to care for the environment. As humans evolved and multiplied, the strain of our presence was felt by the earth. That was why in 1972, the United Nations held its first international conference on environmental issues […]